Business and management consultancy services

Cornwall Council | PublishedSeptember 20, 2016

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Cornwall Council is seeking a VCSE Development Partner to work effectively with ourselves, the VCSE, local Town and Parish Councils and the private sector to support the development of social action in all our communities. It is anticipated that the successful bidder/provider could either be a single organisation or a consortium with a lead partner. The specific outcomes we want to achieve with the Development Partner are set out in draft specification (see Contracts Finder Notice).

Management and Operation of Hayle Marine Business Park.

Cornwall Council | PublishedApril 23, 2015 - Deadline June 2, 2015

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Cornwall Council has secured European funding through the Convergence Programme to deliver the Marine Business Park (MBP) Phase 1, with match funding provided by the Department for Environment and Climate Change (DECC) and the Council. The MBP is part of a major physical regeneration scheme on North Quay in Hayle, Cornwall.
The MBP project aims to support the development of the Offshore Marine Renewables and Marine Technology Sectors capitalising on the presence of Wave Hub which lies seven miles off the coast of Hayle and the investment in infrastructure on North Quay which has opened up the land for development.
When fully complete the MBP will provide up to 3 195 m2 of B1 and B2 workspace.
Phase 1 is currently under construction and due to reach practical completion in July 2015 and includes 876 m2 of B1 office space, 1 490 m2 of B2 industrial space, plus associated yard/layout area, access, parking and landscaping.
This tender principally relates to the Management and Operation of Phase 1.
The site also has planning permission for a further 800 m2 of B2 space; this is Phase 2. It is intended that Phase 2 will be built out when demand has been proven but there is no guarantee that Phase 2 will be built out. The Operator will have restricted access to the Phase 2 land for storage or for assembly under a separate lease arrangement with the Council. Subject to mutual agreement, the Operator Contract could be extended to cover management of Phase 2, if and when this is constructed.

Aerohub Business Park - Phase 1 (Plot 2)

The project utilises the EU Growth Programme (2014-2020) and has progressed through the Workspace 'Call' process for ERDF investment to Full Application stage. The Council seeks to appoint a suitably accredited and demonstrably experienced Principal Contractor to undertake the design and construction of the Aerohub Business Park - Phase 1 (Plot 2) under an NEC 3 Engineering & Construction Contract (Option A) to BREEAM Excellent standard. The design works are complete to a RIBA 4 and the successful contractor is required to undertake necessary due diligence for architectural, civil engineering, MEP engineering, landscaping to allow construction of the works. The construction works shall comprise site works including site access roads, earthworks, enabling works, statutory services connections to existing, access roads, car parks, landscaping and drainage. The works shall include the construction of a high quality three storey office facility and 8 light industrial units across 2 blocks.

Cornwall Council - Aerohub Business Park - Phase 1 (Plot 2)

The project utilises the EU Growth Programme (2014-2020) and has progressed through the Workspace 'Call' process for ERDF investment to Full Application stage. The Council seeks to appoint a suitably accredited and demonstrably experienced Principal Contractor to undertake the design and construction of the Aerohub Business Park - Phase 1 (Plot 2) under an NEC 3 Engineering & Construction Contract (Option A) to BREEAM Excellent standard. The design works are complete to a RIBA 4 and the successful contractor is required to undertake necessary due diligence for architectural, civil engineering, MEP engineering, landscaping to allow construction of the works. The construction works shall comprise site works including site access roads, earthworks, enabling works, statutory services connections to existing, access roads, car parks, landscaping and drainage. The works shall include the construction of a high quality three storey office facility and 8 light industrial units across 2 blocks.

Marketing services

Cornwall Council | PublishedJuly 29, 2016

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Cornwall Chamber of Commerce

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The Growth Hub Outreach Programme will focus specifically on reaching out to areas of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly which have been under-represented through take-up of business support products and services in previous programmes. The aim being to increase the level of penetration across the area to achieve a much higher and more balanced uptake of business support services.

Automated Telephony Service.

As part of the Councils developing Customer Access Strategy, which underpins the business plan objective, there is a role for technology to enable these savings by assisting customers to self-serve and reduce the need for interaction for simple tasks from council officer's.
Automated services provide support to customer contact and services by answering simple repetitive calls/emails through pre-defined options which resolve the customer's enquiry, captures their details if required and manages to initiate service requests within our back office. The automated service can resolve the majority of enquiries with fast, accurate and consistent responses, and according to our business rules transfers all those with more complex enquires straight to an officer.
The contract will therefore initial cover council tax customers only, however, it may be extended to other services during the lifetime of the contract.

Software package and information systems

Cornwall Council | PublishedJuly 7, 2016 - Deadline August 4, 2016

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Cornwall Council is responsible for the management of a significant property estate. Its assets include a wide variety of operational and commercial properties such as offices, libraries, leisure centres, social care properties, schools, industrial estates, business centres, depots, public open space, ports and harbours, heritage buildings, art galleries, a mine and an airport. The book value of the estate is 1 900 000 000 GBP and consists of over 1 600 sites and 6 500 separate buildings.

Software package and information systems

Cornwall Council | PublishedMarch 11, 2017

Winner

Institute of Public Finance

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Estates management and Capital Accounting software system.

Cornwall Council is responsible for the management of a significant property estate. Its assets include a wide variety of operational and commercial properties such as offices, libraries, leisure centres, social care properties, schools, industrial estates, business centres, depots, public open space, ports and harbours, heritage buildings, art galleries, a mine and an airport. The book value of the estate is 1 900 000 000 GBP and consists of over 1 600 sites and 6 500 separate buildings.

Estates Services.

Procurement of external property specialists to support the Council's in house team in undertaking commissioned professional property work on behalf of the Authority in the areas of Estate Management & Agency and Building Surveyor Services. Duration of agreement will be 48 months. The agreement will be open to other purchasers comprising the Cornwall Council business family members which are Cornwall Housing Ltd, CORMAC Solutions Ltd, Cornwall Development Company, Cornwall Airport Ltd, Tempus Leisure, Strategic Partnership for Support Services and Careers South West; and the authorities within http://www.swcouncils.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1

Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles

Cornwall Council | PublishedNovember 17, 2017

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Tonkin Recovery Limited

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The main intention of this proposed 3 year contract, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, is to ensure suitable service provision of a 24/7 availability light vehicle recovery service to limit disruption to traffic flow due to breakdowns on the 4 vehicle lanes over the bridge and also in the adjacent Saltash Tunnel. The Service also requires other business critical and routine duties and activities as stated in the Scope and broad outline specification below: Primary duty: Light Vehicle Recovery — Provision of all staff, plant, equipment and insurances to carry out light vehicle recovery (up to 3.5 tonne gross vehicle weight) and traffic management for 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to ensure timely and safe recovery of vehicles to minimise hazards and disruption to users enabling the restoration of normal traffic flow in the shortest possible time-scale.

Ancillary duties: Operational support staff will also be required to undertake other activities and duties including but not restricted to the following. Business critical: — De-icing of South Cantilever Lane/Footpaths/Car Parks — Ensuring security of all buildings/offices within Tamar Bridge areas of jurisdiction — Start up/close down of Emergency Supply Generator — A roving resource providing support in dealing with emergencies or to investigate other causes for concern particularly during the late evening and early morning when Tamar Bridge staffing levels are at a minimum. Routine: — Transfer of Abnormal Load Crossing Receipts to Toll Plaza — Enforcement of 2 hour maximum parking in bridge car park — Removal of litter/debris from bridge grounds — Transfer of recycling materials to contractors.

Bailiff services

Cornwall Council intents to award a contract for two enforcement agents to collect monies due in order to fulfil its statutory duty to efficiently maximise the collection and associated income of Council Tax, Business Rates, Sundry debts, Housing Benefit Overpayments and Parking Enforcement penalties.

Cornwall Council intents to award a contract for two enforcement agents between which all debts with be evenly split.

Crematorium / Cemetery Management Information System

| PublishedOctober 13, 2015

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In developing the business proposal the Council needs to consider the benefits of the different functionality of potential solutions and their ability to meet our objectives. The following areas of functionality are currently being considered:
• The ability to operate booking diaries for multiple sites and functions to accommodate one crematorium with two chapels and a natural burial site and at least 35 cemetery sites and with the ability to accommodate further sites in the future.
• The ability to group sites into areas and display both individual and group views.
• Ability to offer Funeral Directors out of hours booking facilities for the crematorium service.
• The ability to build and generate a wide range of reports which can be manipulated in software such as Excel where required.
• The ability to produce accurate statistical reports to show as appropriate for cremation and burial services

School Support Services.

Cornwall Council | PublishedApril 1, 2015

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This Prior Information Notice is an indication of potential future procurement activity and is subject to change. This notice makes no commitment to procure anything. The PIN is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
Cornwall Council is currently exploring a range of options around service delivery within Educational Support arena, and one of those options being explored is whether this may be better delivered as part of a service provided by others. For that reason, the Council is keen to explore all options or solutions that maybe currently available in the market, for this work.
The Council is conducting a soft market assessment to find out more about the level of interest within the various business sectors for meeting the requirements, and on what terms.
We are interested in hearing from businesses that would commit to investment in Cornwall and bring operational and commercial expertise to manage and develop an educational support services offering in Cornwall.

This Prior Information Notice is an indication of potential future procurement activity and is subject to change. This notice makes no commitment to procure anything. The PIN is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
Cornwall Council has in place a current insurance contract that is due to expire March 2016, to help assess how best to structure any future procurement activity Cornwall Council is keen to explore options on how best to approach any resulting tender. Therefore to help understand how best to achieve this he Council is conducting a soft market assessment to find out more about the level of interest within the insurance sector for meeting the Council's future requirements, and on what terms.
More information around how to participate in this opportunity can be found at the following Website:
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business/procurement-and-selling-to-the-council/cornwall-supplier-development-programme/procurement-forward-plan/

Centrica plc's Cornwall Local Energy Market project (LEM) is a part EU funded pioneering initiative involving the development of a virtual marketplace that will trial providing participants (homes and businesses) with a platform to buy and sell energy and flexibility both to the grid and the wholesale energy market. We will also be installing new generation and energy storage technology, which will allow us to explore how individuals and businesses interact with the technology. The £19m three year trial is being delivered in partnership with the local distribution network operator Western Power Distribution, alongside National Grid and Exeter University. It is being funded by Centrica and the British Gas Energy for Tomorrow Fund alongside a £13m grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Centrica wishes to appoint a specialist energy business that can provide expert support for Centrica to deliver Technical Modelling and Analysis for the residential project for the entirety of the programme (until early 2020). The process will include selecting the specific properties for the residential DSR project based on specific knowledge of Cornwall's property profile, actively involved in supporting the procurement of microgeneration and storage technology for residential application, manage and utilise monitoring data collection from all residential properties, modelling of data to inform the project and wider business with different business case scenarios, collaborate with other individuals within the project and wider business. The outcome of this work will assist the project in demonstrating the learning outcomes to the funder and Centrica, along with providing the business case for ongoing residential DSR projects along with insight into potential residential propositions.

Soft market testing exercise to include consideration of innovative proposals that could lead to the

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an indication of potential future procurement activity and is subject to change. This notice makes no commitment to procure anything. The PIN is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
The energy market is changing. Increasing numbers of independent suppliers are entering the market. Consumers, communities and local authorities across the country are also starting to have a greater influence over how energy is produced and supplied. Over recent years Cornwall has experienced significant growth in decentralised energy generation and sees the renewable energy sector as a significant opportunity for long term economic growth. At the heart of this growth is the concept of a local energy market — a structure which permits increasing participation in the generation, supply and consumption of energy. For these reasons Cornwall Council is now looking to explore options for the creation of an energy company or similar entity for Cornwall that will allow Cornwall to deliver local benefits derived from the increased levels of generation.
To this end, the Council is conducting a soft market assessment to find out more about the level of interest within the various business sectors for meeting these requirements, what solutions might be developed to meet the Council's aspirations and on what terms. We are interested in hearing from businesses with the operational and commercial expertise to develop and potentially run an energy company or similar entity capable of meeting Cornwall's needs. This could be in a consultancy, joint venture or arm's length capacity.

This Prior Information Notice is an indication of potential future procurement activity and is subject to change. This notice makes no commitment to procure anything. The PIN is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
Cornwall Council has recently developed and approved a Leisure Resources Strategy that sets a framework against which Councillors can make decisions about resources and also to give clarity to external stakeholders about the Council's plans.
The Council's ambition for leisure provision in Cornwall is that there is a sustainable network of leisure facilities and activities available to residents and visitors across Cornwall that contributes to local health, well-being and the economy of Cornwall, at no cost to the Council.
The Council has identified that the way through which it is most likely to achieve its ambition is to transfer ownership/provision of its facilities and services to another organisation(s).
To help understand how best to achieve this ambition the Council is conducting a soft market assessment to find out more about the level of interest within the various business sectors for meeting the requirements, and on what terms.
We are interested in hearing from businesses that would commit to a major investment in Cornwall and bring operational and commercial expertise to manage and develop leisure facilities and services.

Young Parents

Cornwall Council | PublishedSeptember 20, 2016

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Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest across the Voluntary, NHS, Independent and private sector for the provision of the Young Parents Support Service It is intended that the responses supplied will enable us to develop a business proposal. Any such proposal would be subject to the development and approval of a business case, and, as such, this exercise implies no commercial commitment. This is not a formal tender document. Participation of this soft market assessment will not prejudice suppliers participating in any future procurement.
The service supports young and teenage parents and their children meeting their social, health and wellbeing needs. Young parents have specific needs that are not easily met by mainstream services, especially around issues such as housing, debt, poor mental health, domestic abuse and access to health, education and training. There is a specific focus on supporting the fathers of young parent families, even if they live separately to the family. The service will aim to work with at least 230 young parent families a year, providing one to one and group support. There will be specific outcomes to meet including in the areas of: • Parenting
• Public health
• Education, employment and training
• Safeguarding • Substance misuse
• Social issues e.g. housing, debt, information, advice and guidance.